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RE: [GTh] GTh 82 - Fire & Kingdom

In view of what John and David say, which is essentially correct, and since Coptic or Greek are not *regularly* used on this list, do you not think it would be

Message 1 of 14
, Jun 2, 2001

In view of what John and David say, which is essentially correct, and
since Coptic or Greek are not *regularly* used on this list, do you
not think it would be just as well to stick with transliterations?

Rick

David C. Hindley

... transliterations?

Message 2 of 14
, Jun 2, 2001

Rick Hubbard asks:

>>do you not think it would be just as well to stick with

transliterations?<<

I have to agree. Unless everyone has HTML capable e-mail software
*and* the same fonts loaded on their computers, there will always be
conflicts displaying messages containing sections of a foreign
language font. The internet was designed to send ASCII text messages
only, and I'm afraid that transliterations using ASCII characters is
the only common solution for the time being.

However, I do agree with Mike that some transliteration schemes are
harder to intuitively grasp than others. Too many characters like
@#$%^&*()<>|\/ (especially for some of the Semitic languages) in a
scheme make it hard for me to easily sound out the word in my head.
However, Haven't I seen a scheme much like Mike's Coptic scheme used
in printed books?

Respectfully,

Dave Hindley
Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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